Among the remaining three people present, one of them was wearing a light green embroidered robe and stood with his hands behind his back, slowly raised his head and spoke.
This minister with an unchanging expression is the Chun Guanchang of the current dynasty, an important official responsible for the dynasty's rituals, ceremonies, and even major dragon affairs.
Compared with other officials, he understands and understands the importance of Red Phoenix better and the impact of the current disaster of Dragon Vein. For these colleagues who are in front of him, this minister has only a trace of pity in his eyes.
"I don't want to argue with Mr. Li Fusi and His Highness Zhaolong about inheriting the throne. These are just trivial matters." He waved his sleeves lightly and moved forward step by step, making the people on the high platform surprised. But when he came up to him, he found out again.
This person's goal is not them at all, but the tall and magnificent phoenix painting on the wall inside the hall.
This phoenix carved thousands of years ago has never faded even today. Every feather on the phoenix's body is so delicate. The lines and shapes in it are like flames, fluttering, gorgeous and elegant.
It has an ancient atmosphere.
The phoenix bird in the painting spreads its wings and floats in the air, while below are the mountains, rivers and earth. Among them are people wearing all kinds of clothes. They go up step by step along the mountain path, and the mountains are dotted with five different temples.
People worship in this temple, and the phoenix will selectively respond to the prayers below.
This is a scene depicting the Phoenix Witch who once lived on the mountain of the Yellow Sea. It is also the origin of the legend about the Phoenix in the Eastern Continent.
Arriving in front of this painting, the Spring Official slowly bent down to salute, and then slowly raised his body after a long time.
"This dynasty rose because of a phoenix, and it will also fall like a phoenix. Now everything is settled. You and I are just waving our tails in vain." He sighed slowly.
"As the head of the Spring Officials, I should have fulfilled the destiny of heaven above and the people below, but now that my destiny has been lost, I should also suffer this severe punishment."
After finishing speaking, he slowly took off the golden crown of birds and flowers on his head, placed it on the ground beside him, then slowly knelt down again, kowtowed in front of the phoenix totem, and then knelt down on the ground, no longer
Get up.
"Master Wu, why are you doing this?"
Someone on the side saw that Chief Chun had death intentions and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Although it was not him, everyone present felt depressed and a little uncomfortable after seeing this Chief Chun who was preparing to commit suicide.
"Humph." Li Jingfang could only wave his sleeves angrily.
This Chief Haru is ready to commit suicide. What else can he do? Kill the other party now. This will probably only make people feel chilled, but the current situation is already unstable.
In this regard, he could only say, "Since Mr. Wu has given up his responsibility as the head of the Spring Officials, we have no choice but to find someone else to take on this important responsibility."
Next, this person's eyes turned to the remaining two people in the hall, one of whom was the Beihai Prefecture Secretary, and the other was the Red Bird Dragon General. Looking at these two people, Li Jingfang also frowned, and felt troubled for a moment.
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In fact, none of the ministers present had a simple status. Just now, he was just taking advantage of the general trend to temporarily gather these people.
At this time, the Beihai Prefecture Secretary wearing a white-scaled dragon stepped forward.
"I know what Mr. Li means, but since I am the Secretary of Beihai Prefecture, I have to consider the people under my rule."
Beihai Mansion is far to the north of the mountains, close to the ice sea, and far away from the continent where the ice elves live. Traveling to and from the interior of the dynasty generally does not take land routes, but mostly ships along the coast.
"Now that the red phoenix has died, the disaster of the dragon vein is imminent. The six continents under Beihai are far away from the center. I am afraid that I will not have time to take care of myself. Please forgive me."
"But please rest assured, no matter what happens today, whether it is success or failure, I will not tell others about it, but I have sworn to die forever."
"Now, please resign, return to your command, and evacuate the people."
After finishing speaking, the man raised his body, turned away, and walked step by step out of the hall.
Seeing that the minister wanted to leave, Li Jingfang frowned and raised his hand. Seeing this, Prince Zhaolong also nodded slowly and signaled to the Shuolong guards left behind in the hall.
In response, these Shuolong imperial guards looked at each other and took a step forward, preparing to stop the Beihai Prefecture Secretary.
However, the originally silent Red Bird Dragon General moved. He took a step forward, blocked the path of these Shuolong guards, and stared at them with sharp eyes.
"You are so shameless that you listened to the traitor's orders and disobeyed Feng Huo's edict!"
This loud shout forced the guards to stop in their tracks. Many of them lowered their heads in shame. Some even couldn't bear it anymore and committed suicide on the spot, slowly falling to the ground.
They are loyal soldiers who belong directly to the emperor. Since the emperor wants to end this dynasty, they should obey his orders.
"You thief general, stop talking nonsense here!" Seeing the red bird dragon general shouting, Li Jingfang also became very anxious.
"Oh, Li Xiao'er, just hold the infant Prince Zhaolong and cry. We, the generals, only obey the king's orders and don't listen to these barking words."
After saying that, the red bird dragon turned around, strode forward, and opened the door of Shenlong Palace with one kick. Bright light immediately shone into the dull room, and the air was refreshed.
"Lord Si Ji." Seeing that the Red Bird Dragon was about to leave, Li Jingfang had no choice but to look at the general of the Dragon Army beside him, hoping that he would stop him.
No, the general just shook his head and did not move.
"Let him go, he can't be stopped." As a general, he naturally knew the strength of the man in front of him. If he really wanted to fight, the whole country would probably be shaken, and many people present would be implicated.
"You!" Li Jingfang was anxious and helpless. He wanted to curse severely, but he couldn't. After all, many matters in the future would still need to rely on the military power of this general.
After a while, another soldier ran into the hall to report.
"Report to the general, the general has left with the princess."
"How dare he!" At this time, Li Jingfang hurriedly walked back and forth.
"Master Li, why should you panic? Even if the princess leaves, nothing can be changed. The Phoenix Fire Edict is still in our hands." With this reminder, Li Jing calmed down a little.
Yes, the world is undergoing great changes and all kinds of rumors are spreading everywhere. No matter how fanciful the rumors are, what the princess said is just one of them. Without convincing evidence, it is all lies.
"I lost my composure." He calmed down again and turned around to face Prince Zhaolong.
"Your Majesty, please give me the order. It is urgent now."
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Soon after, a group of people gathered around the jade bed of the Emperor and slowly walked out of the main hall, followed by the Huagai Palace, and walked directly to Luojing at the foot of the mountain.
Now, the most important first step is to occupy the rightful position and support Prince Zhaolong to the throne.
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On Longya Mountain in the north of Luojing, knights riding red-scaled dragons were ready to go. Then, a giant dragon led by it jumped off the dragon cliff and flapped its wings above the floating clouds. Then, one after another, giant dragons
Following them, hundreds of red bird dragon riders riding giant dragons flew towards the red sunset sky, until they became tiny black dots that could no longer be seen.
The wind whistled, and the wide and crimson robe fluttered, making a fierce sound, and occasionally brushed against the injured princess who was hugging her in front of her.
After a long time, the princess regained some color and woke up again.
"Where am I?" She opened her eyes and looked at the general wearing golden scale armor above her head.
"We are taking the princess to leave Luojing and head to Beifu Mountain."
Beifu Mountain is one of the nine giant cities in the dynasty. It is located in the wilderness in the north of the dynasty. It is a rare fertile land on the grassland. It is also an important town guarding the north of the dynasty. There are elite border troops stationed in it.
Beifu Mountain is the eleven continents outside the Great Wall. Most of them are gathering places for foreign races. Now they are also under the rule of the dynasty. However, the eleven continents outside the Great Wall are not like the Central Plains. They have a large population and are safe and stable. Many places are still occupied by demons, dragons and beasts, and the environment is dangerous.
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To prevent dangers from foreign races and monsters, Beifu Mountain has more than 300,000 troops stationed all year round. It is the most powerful military town in the dynasty. The generals of the past dynasties were personally ordered by the emperor and were extremely loyal.
"Go to Beifu Mountain?" Xiao Yubing subconsciously felt a little strange. Of course, she would rather go to the east and meet her father, King Huainan.
"Yes, we need to convey the Emperor's Phoenix Fire Edict to Beifu Mountain."
"But..." Xiao Yubing was a little unable to react for a moment, but quickly closed his mouth again.
Yes, if you go to your father at this time, I'm afraid it will be the same result. My father and King Dai have been fighting for many years. It is impossible for him to give up everything because of the emperor's edict. He will definitely ignore or even tamper with the edict in order to allow himself to ascend the throne.
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What should I do, follow the emperor's grandfather's orders, or surrender to my biological father, even if he violates the edict?
Fortunately, she doesn't need to make a choice now. Since these Red Bird Dragon Riders brought her out of Luojing, it must be to let her confirm the authenticity of the Phoenix Fire Edict.
But now that the edict has been lost, how can I convince the border generals? And even if I do, what's the use? Tell them to disband where they are. I'm afraid this will only make people more sad.
At this point, Xiao Yubing closed her eyes again in the cold wind, helpless.
Compared to the confused princess, the red bird dragon knights who carried her flying on the sea of clouds did not have any hesitation or confusion, but only the pride and open-mindedness to carry out their mission.
"After so many years, I'm afraid I will never be able to return to Luojing again." The Red Bird Dragon General felt in the wind.
The dynasty will eventually come to an end, but these people riding on the dragon are not sad, but sing the ancient poem Yao.
"The larvae fire feather is in the south of the gangster. Why should I give it to that shu's son?"
"The child Chi Min is in the capital of Luo. What should I do to the son of that shu?"
"The Jie Yan Jing is in the city of Mo. How can I tell my son, that Shu?"
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(孑(jié)孑: the way the flag is raised high, the shu’s son: the loyal sage and general)
In the distant past, warriors from the Four Kingdoms inherited from Chifeng walked on the road with thousands of chariots and high-flying red flags in high spirits.
The fiery red tassels and silk tassels, and the flags with red feathers, were connected on the ground in a mighty and mighty way, spanning across states and counties, and the boundless soldiers were singing this ancient song, and they were opening up the mountains and fields step by step.
Defeat the alien races that were entrenched in various places, wipe out the evil and obscene blood sacrifices everywhere, and finally unite the world.
Nowadays, even though the dynasty has come to an end, the heroic spirit in the song has not diminished, but there is a kind of open-mindedness and calmness about it.
There is no banquet that lasts forever, and there is no dynasty that lasts forever. One day, everything will pass away, so let’s eulogize it with this song.
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Luojing City was filled with solemnity, the city gates were closed, and the streets were filled with patrolling red-scaled halberd guards and dragon-holding troops. In the sky, flaming red lights floated slowly along the night wind, and the dragons were flying.
Chariots patrol back and forth.
Everyone is aware of the drastic changes in Luo Jing, but very few people really know the current situation of the dynasty center.
Inside Xiangyun Hall.
Under the stone pillars carved with white jade, sergeants wearing silver-scaled armor stood guard with shields, fighting against the dragon-in-arms troops who rushed in. The hall was filled with corpses inside and outside. There was a sound of killing in the palace, and there were sounds of running and escaping everywhere.
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However, no matter how these palace maids and attendants howled and fled, it was in vain. Now the gate of the palace has been strictly sealed, and there are chariots and dragon cavalry driving horned dragons cruising in the sky to prevent anyone from escaping.
"Your Majesty Queen Zhaoyue, you already know the truth, right? The cause of yesterday is the result of today."
Li Jingfang and several generals stood at the entrance of the hall, looking at Her Majesty the Queen who was being protected by the guards. Compared with the aging Emperor, who was about to die, although the Queen was also old, she still maintained the clarity and calmness of the past.
She didn't scream and lose her temper like the princesses and maids around her.
After hearing the words of these ministers, the queen still didn't know the reason for their sudden rebellion. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened her eyes and looked at the ministers and generals who were fighting in the main hall on the battlefield.
"Has he finally thought about it... All these years, I thought he would never look back until he died."
"Now...well..." The queen seemed to have many emotions in her eyes, but in the end it just turned into a sigh.
"Get out of your way."
"But, Your Majesty!" The palace guard in front of the Queen was surprised.
"I know they are here to kill me, and I also know the consequences of asking you to get out of the way."
"As they say, the cause of yesterday and the result of today are all determined." The queen shook her head and walked forward slowly.
The killing scene in the hall slowly stopped, and everyone watched the Queen with her hair covered with silver hair step by step towards the enemy line, while several ministers on the opposite side also looked silent.
Although the queen had confessed, everyone present did not want to be associated with the name of the queen. Soon after, a glass of poisoned wine and a foot of white silk were placed in front of the queen.
Picking up the green poisonous wine, the queen once again bowed to the gradually purple sunset sky outside the hall, drank it all in one gulp, and slowly knelt down on the ground.
Then, a mouthful of black and purple poisonous blood was vomited out, staining the red feathers and gold embroidered phoenix bird costume, and this highly respected and once deeply respected queen also passed away here.
Inside and outside the main hall, a group of soldiers and ministers bowed to salute him, then covered his body with a white curtain and slowly lifted it up.
Lamentations are everywhere, and the world is in mourning.